Workers of Shah Fateh Ullah Textile Mills, Jalal Haji Spinning Mills and Paradise Cables Ltd gathered in front of their factories demanding payment of Eid bonus and salaries. Workers of Shah Fateh Ullah Textile Mills said an attack carried out by the owners' men left 10-12 of its workers injured. Later, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control, Fatullah Model police station OC Aslam Hossain said. The workers subsequently withdrew from their protest as police assured them that their due payments would be cleared after speaking with the factory authorities. “However, we did not attack any workers but merely tried to disperse the crowd.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 13, 2020 17:03 UTC